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aPECIFIf/ATZGN forming part of Letters Panient No, %91Ai21, dated November 5; i895. Applicatinn filed May 3, 1894". Serial No. 509,987. (11 0 modali) Patented in Bclginm August 17, 1891, li0 96 Q4L To' all iwhom i t Hwy (Oil-067721. Be it known that we, EUGENE BAL'DOUX wand EMILE GOB'BE, ciiizens of Belgium, and

invented a new and uoofnl improvement. in

Furnaces for Gla-ss-lv'orks, of which the following is a specification, and for which we have obtained Letters Patent of licigi um, No.

96,08, dated August; 1?, 189.1.

. The improvements forming i-ho SiibjQCiof the present application form patentlmvc for their objects to economize fuel, to reduce the expense of repairing the furnaces and to enable a better quality of glass of a better color to be produced.

Thcso improvements relate to the following featureo: firia, the mode. of constructing the basin of the tank, which has a vertical back, and side walls; second, special arrangements for increiising'iiicx life of the blocks, co1n-' posingialic. tankgparticuiarly at the levcl of the liquid glass; ihird the method of S115- pending and constructing thcarclied roof of the tank; fourth, rcgoneratingi-ii'c heat by contact, conduction, and by radiation; fifth,

special arrangements; for agitai Log and. refining the molten gloss.

These various improvements m shown' by way of 'illuciration only in the accompany ing drawings, in vhicnv Figure 1 is :i'diagrmmnaiic View showing the general arrangement of our improved tanhfurnacc in vertical lon itudimil section. is a Cliagrammotic View showing tho some aria-ngcmciib in horizontal occtionjakon through the worjog or Wiiiulrawing opom ings of the furnace. Sand 3mm longitudinal sections, on a. larger scoio, of portions of the furnaoc ii-nil the rcgonoreitor, soon, rcspcctively, at the center and on the right iii-ind shows on it largoi scale the (ieivaiiis (if-conch u *iion of tho lfig'ii' l ilriilil puri' ion of Fig. 2; F 5, a 6YOSS-S6UiiOFZ taken iliroug ii iiio rcgencrziior and $118 gwa-gcnorw ii L i of Fig. 3) and I) i) E ii F of .l ig. i. 6 is a cross-section taken between the tank and the vertical columns on the line i." G of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is cross-section trillion iiu'ouglionc of the burners on tho iinc H H of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is acrossoocition taken between two liurzi- '815 on iiiclino i iiof Fig. 3. 'i ig. o. croco- "illlflllgll one of the burners. 'Zont-al section taken through the air. gas, mm smoke ii P68. in lOl'lgliiild'liHli section on the iine Q Q and section taken ilirougli iiic charging: opoi'iing's' Fig. 3. Fig. lilisa oiagrammatioViewShowing in loiigiimiinal section. the general a"- rongomcnt of a nioiiified construction of our improved milk-furnace. Fig. 11 is a crossscction of mo some furnace, taken bet-ween the burners". Fig. 12 is EL cross-section taken Fig. 13 is a hori- Fi 14 shows, respectively,

in cross-section on the. lino R R a special hollow brick employed in the construction of the furnace. 15 Si'lOWS in vertical iongitudinzil section on the line S Sof Figs. 16 and 17 anoiiiermmiific'eiiiion of the construction of the rcgencmtor. Fig. 16 is :1V crosssection of the some, 'ii-akcn 'bctweon the burnc'rs, on the liiic 'i 'l of Fig. 15. Fig. 17 is a cross-section through. one of the burners on the line UU of Fig. 15. o Int-ho drawings, a represents the gas gon- QITil-OF' OL generators; (2, i116 regoncrator; c, t hogzio collectorg thegoncratoit-iiiw' is a, fine ion-ding to the vhimirc,

or possagcs for the float-s on the line {1' J ofv wiih lrimiing openings; is, the Working rings, *aml 1. film floating dams or barriers. 'Tllfi rir'rows drawn so in(li-- onto the course of the cold. air. Tlhoarroivs drowns imlicnto the course of the liot ir. Tho full arrows -s' indicate the path of iliogas. mail the arrows drawn so inriiozaio iiio pail: ofil ic waste gases or smoko.- I

in order to obviate icziimgo of molten glass through the joints of tire oriokwork of i'lic lm'sin oi the tanks, iiiii usual to vontil ito ilio said brick vork as much as possibloliy constructing the boii-om with an. opon. spzlvc nsuiornomh and ii leaving" the vertical \mlls coiiiplci cly uncovorcii -in order that ilioy may liocomc thoroughly cooled by iiiosm'ronmt ing air. The consequence of thi great ins; of boa-i because illiS iii) 7 from the glass iiit-lic imik -ihatns'io say, is

. abstracted from the iioziiemployed for melt ing and refining. ow in order to obvialo ibis los'gv oi' limit. wo construct ilioiliotiom'oi the tank on a solid HESS or" 'ln'ii-lw'oilc.or

gjiroforzibiy on ii llQii oi mind i; lmfw-ii I bricks forming the bottom would rise to the were built horizontally,

surface of 'the molten glass if said bottom way, we build it in the form of an inverted arch 2 or other shape that will ekclude the possibility of the bricks composing said bottom becoming forced upward by displacement. Now as this bottom is no longer cooled on the outside the liquid glass will penetrate throughout the joints of the brickwork and will leak through beyond the 50.1116 up to the p from the fire to becoine solidified. Under these circumstances the bricks com the bottom will seek to rise to the surface 0 the glass in the tank b reason of their smaller density and will on y be kept in position by means of the shape which opposes this n ward displacement.

With regard to the ass of heat through the vertical walls 3 we a a large extent, by means ofa layer of sand 4,

, end ina notch 8, formed placement of the bricks of the will solidify and kept in placed against the saidwalls;

this case displace by'the outer walls 5. In

sequence of the pressure ofthe liquid glass need not be feared, because the external cold the glass before it can penetrate into the layer of sand,and, furthermore, the vertical weight borne by said bricks will be suflicient to resist their displacement in a horimntal direction. As the molten glass rapidly corrodes the bricks of the tanks, particularly at-the level of the. liquid mass, we arrange'at level of the liquid mass along-the walls floating blocks 6, whichvare :kept .in place'by a bent piece of iron 7, having one in the block 6, and its other end screw-threaded, and with a nut as in the ordinary tank in con-,

point where it is far enough away.

of the inverted arch,

prevent the same, to

9 for enabling each block to be fixed to that" replaced by others, which have first been heated,

working, which is causedto without even having to lower the level of the molten glass, in a very easy manher. and in the same. way as the nests and rings are replaced. These repairs can thus be made without loss of time or stopping the of great importance in every respect.

In order that the'floating bricks 6 shall have a long life, it is'necessary that they should be as much as possible out of the direct action of the fire, and in order that they shall protect efilciently the' vertical walls of the tank it is walls should be outside of the arch-that is to say, also outside? the direct action of the fire. It is to efiect this twofold object that the haunch or springing 10 of the arch is jut out considerably over the molten glass. It is carried by cast-iron plates 11, restin on brackets 12, bolted to the retaining- 11'0118 tween the haunch l0 and the floating-bricks 6 is closed with small bflcks orsand. By this absolutely necessary that these bricks forming the arched roof a great deal of wear and tear.-

sages 24 and then to 1 combustion escatge heat directly onto air, and smoke flues "on the arch in such a manner as to envelop it as much as possible, contrarilyto the ordinary This furnace may be heated by neansof any of the apparatus already known, or the regenerator illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3", 4, and

5 maybe employed for heating the air. This partitions .formedof double walls with crossed joints, so

regenerator is composed of vertical as to thoroughly divide the air from the fire- These walls form passages '17 for. the escape of the fire-gases and vertical passages 18 for heating the -air.

After the air has become heated in these vertical passages it passes through the fines 19 and'19 to the furnace -by the passages 21 and 21'. The arrows indicate the and products of combustion. This regenerator has the special advantage of being very strongandtight.

Figs. 10 and M-show another arrangement of apparatus. which good and very refractory materials are at ones disposal, because in this arrangement the This arched root is, composed of a series utaneh piers 22,411: which rest walls that are slightly inclined toward one another. In

order to impart a sufiicient upward foroe'to the air, itis heated slightly in a small regenerator of any kind,'or in a small furnace, or,

mode of procedure.

gases. with the horizontal and vertical cross-pieces 15 and 16 horizontal to the burnersilq'where it meets thev gassupplied direct from the g'as-generators' paths of the air, gas,-

are almost vertical and} is not :expensive and which could be employed especially when.

are exposed to more simply, in fines 23, along the walls of the I gas-generators, where it uires a pressure sufilcient for it to follow the horizontal pasnace to the right and to the left of the Burners through the intermediate spaces 27, whence it passes to the chimneys 29 through theconduits 28. j i The wallsbetween which the products of are inclined toone another and are heated a'higher temperature than down in the interthe glass in the tank, so that-theyrsdlate the I the glass and even Booted rays from the glowing surface scenes v 2 bricks, which become heated to a high temperature. Theec rays will thus be reflected 7 onto the glass in the tank in the opposite difrectron to that of the travel of the products of combustion, with the result of effecting a .more complete regeneration and utilization of the menace consequently an appreciable saving in fuel. it is with the same object that we ellcw'a portion of the products of combustion to escape through the inclined slots 31, even at those oi the .arch where there are no burners. This mode of constructing the erohedtops has also the ef-' feet of maintaining them at a higerj temperature, because the bricks become heated on their under sides and also laterally in such a. manner as to render the raysthcy reflect onto the glass in the tank notonl y more numerous,

but also more intense.

in some cance -especially where it would be difficult to form inclined slots, it would be eufficient to form e-great number of small holes in the arch or in all the parts directly facing the iuteriorof the furnace in order to draw thither waste gases,whieh will serve to maintain the said brickwork at a more eleveted tempereturer We have proceeded in this manner with regard to the portion 82 of, the arch, whicliis directly opposite the cold materials that are being charged in at the openings 33, because the arch is at this; place greatly cooled by theproximity of the fresh charge and the holes with which itis pierced will maintain it at a higher temperature,and-

thus hasten the melting or" the materials.

; Figs. 15,61, and 17 illustrate the mode-of carrying out the same ideas by applying the principle of regeneration of the heat by reversing currents for-heating the air and gas. The airwill receive an upward impulse, as before described, or may besinlply forced in by a blower, which imparts the requisite pressure'to it without I heating it, because it is of small importance whether it arrives cold in the passages 34-,which convey it to the regencraters 35, so long as it is hot enough when it meets the gas at the burners 36. Thegas itself comes directly from the gas-generators 7 of the burners 36. The products of combuszontal lines.

into the passages 37, and then it passes through the numcrous'small holes 38,,wl1ere it becomes heated inthe middle of the two jets of hot air tion escape through the numerous apertures of the open-work walls 39 on their way to the chimneys 40 through the horizontal lines 41 and 42. "l he currents can be changed by merely operating the dampers 43 or any ordinary vnlv'es located near the vtop of the hori- This mode of construction also keeps the arch very hot, as in the preceding a.r

: rangemen-t, and has the advantage of low first 1 cosubecause it reduces greatly the dimensions of the regenerator-chambers, and it. on ables agreat part of the lines and also the draftchimney of the usual plant, to be dispensed with. As the glass ordinarily made in tankfurnaces is usually wavy or streaked by non ,asdescribed.

sonof want of homogeneity, we obviate this defect by agitating the liquid mass by the following process: A reservoir 50, Fig. 11, is located at a certain height above the level of the glass and contains water or preferably a concentrated solution of. an oxidizing salt, 'such as sulphate or nitrate of soda. From this reservoir weleadjthe liquid to a certain depth below the levelof the glass byv means of a metallic pipe 51, fitted with a cook 52, in

such a. manner that the water in passing into the molton glass becomes immediately converted into steam and agitates energetically the molten glass in the tank.- Furthermore, if thewater contains, for example, nitrate of soda in solution, then, afterthe water has become evaporated inside the glass in the tank, the nitrate will remain behindand will mingle intimately with the liquid glass,whereby the metallic oxides and the carbon which color the glass become peroxidized, so that the glass will be .washed,so to speak, by this operation-411% is to say, it will become whiter. It is, however, not absolutely necessary in order to. elfect this last result that the gnctallic pipe should be immersed inthe glass mass, because by merely bringing the liquid solution onto the surface of the glass mass the water :by evaporation will cool the part with which it is in contact to a sulficient extent to cause the formation of a crust, which will sink into the liquid mass by reason of its greater density and will'take down with it v the unevaporatcd nitrate, which will thus become mixed with the liquid glass and thenproduce the same results, as before stated.

Finally, in case where it is desired to merely agitate the molten glass steam may be caused to bubble up through the latter by means of a pipe connecting the tank with any kind of boiler. We now claim as our exclusive propertyl. In a glass furnace, the combination with the tank, of floating bricks arranged on the sides of the tank at the level of the molten Y glass, said bricks being provided upon-their "upper sides with recesses, and rods anchored in the sides of the tank and having bent ends and the lower edges of the arch, substantially 3. In a melting furnace, the. combination with a tank having an arched roof, of regem' erative passages arranged oyer said roof and communicating with said tank by means of downwardly inclined slotswhichoperate to reflect the heat toward the heat'ihghearth, the walla separating the air from the fire gases, being formed of hollow bricks open at I In testimony whereof we have signed ibis one end, the open ends of said bricks being specification in the presence of two Hlii .-;(-1ih alternately disposed upon the opposite sides ing witnesses.

of the walls, substantially as described. i EUGEX E i-LXUUUI'X.

4. The method herein described of treating EMILE (H BEE.

molten glass in furnace tanks, consisting in Witnesses:

injecting therein water containing an oxidiz- J N. .GOBBE,

ing salt in solution. I FRJRAUXHAL'GH 

